Do you take Anxiety Medication? Have you take Effexor?

@Nykkee (2522)
Canada
April 18, 2008 2:12pm CST
I have had problems with anxiety my whole life. I have tried Celexa and Clonazepam but neither of them really did much of anything for me. Yesterday I went to the doctor and she prescribed me Effexor. She said that she wants me to try this pill for at least 3 weeks and see if it will do anyhting to help me. I am interested in hearing from anyone who has taken this medication. Please tell me of any side effects you experienced, and how well you felt that this medication worked for you. Did it make you feel alot better? How long did it take before you started to notice a difference?
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@realgem1 (260)
• India
25 Apr 08
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@Nykkee (2522)
• Canada
28 Apr 08
Thanks for the suggestion but I'm not so into self-help books.
• Canada
25 Apr 08
Well I used to take Effexor XR .. Is that the same thing? Either way I cant really help you because I did not take it for a long enough time. I found the pills really large .. And I was supposed to increase my dose from 2 pills a day to 4 which was pretty ridiculous!
@Nykkee (2522)
• Canada
28 Apr 08
That might have just been due to the dose. Right now I have 37.5 mg pills and i take 2 because I only took one for ethe first 5 days when I get another bottle I expect they will be 75mg so I will only have ot take one.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
6 Oct 10
Well for depression, medicines are not solution. Do Meditation, try breathing exercise, it will help you balance and handle anxiety.